ARMAGEDDON - Super Volcanoes, Meteorites and Earthquakes

ARMAGEDDON - Super Volcanoes, Meteorites and Earthquakes

This week a rabies-based Trojan Horse that smuggles drugs across the blood-brain barrier, why first-borns are brighter, progress with Parkinson's and a lunar telescope more powerful than Hubble. Plus in this week's ARMAGEDDON-focused show we look at supervolcanes, earthquakes and arsenic, find out why curtains are absolutely lethal and why a meteorite impact probably didn't dispense with the dinosaurs after all. Also, in Kitchen Science, we test the claim that tapping the top of a fizzy drink before you open it stops it spraying all over you... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Nobel Prize Roundup

Nobel Prize Roundup

In the news, we dissect the achievements of the Nobel prize winners for science and medicine, ask whether paracetamol causes behavioural problems in children, and hear about the disturbance caused by ...

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The Trieste Next science festival

The Trieste Next science festival

This week the Naked Scientists have been in the City of Science - Trieste - to take part in their annual science festival and speak to some of the researchers pushing back the frontiers of knowledge i...

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Sweeteners, seagrass, and sterilised plastic

Sweeteners, seagrass, and sterilised plastic

In the programme this week, we look at the plastic that sterilises itself, why sweeteners are worse for you than sugar, and how will seagrass react to climate change? Like this podcast? Please help us...

27 Syys 202231min

Q&A: Deadly Lasers and Delicious Brains

Q&A: Deadly Lasers and Delicious Brains

This week, it is time to put your questions to a panel of excellent experts in one of our Q&A shows! We are going to be investigating if truth serum really exists, what would happen if the Earth stopp...

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You can't teach an old dogma new tricks

You can't teach an old dogma new tricks

This week's show conveys how surprisingly susceptible science is to dogma. We uncover the alarming oversights which have mitigated progress in disciplines like zoology and medicine for decades. Corrup...

13 Syys 202231min

First known amputation uncovered in Borneo

First known amputation uncovered in Borneo

A massive archeological find has been making headlines all over the news this week. Plus, 'breakfast like a king, dine like a pauper', is there any truth to the old saying? And are video GP consultati...

9 Syys 202229min

The Microbiome: Trust Your Gut?

The Microbiome: Trust Your Gut?

When it comes to treating diseases, we often think of lifestyle changes, pills and procedures. What often isn't considered is poo. But this week, the NICE guidelines - which recommend treatments for u...

6 Syys 202235min

COVID Vaccines and Coffee Cups in Hot Water

COVID Vaccines and Coffee Cups in Hot Water

In the news this week: mRNA vaccine giants Moderna and Pzfizer face a legal battle over potential technology infringements, and a new study explains how small talk with strangers before working togeth...

2 Syys 202229min

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